Hello guys, after reading this, i installed the median XL, and i'm playing it, right now i have a sorc level 30 and i'm at act 2.

I have some questions cuz i am pretty lost on the game.
Is there guides for sorc's somewhere? I am leveling all skills so i can understand them, and later i would respec and choose a path. Right now i use Tempest with Mana Sweap a lot, along with nova charge(i guess it's it), fire dance and familiar.

My inventory is full of gems and runes, are those gems important?
I've done some runewords that i saw in the website, which ones do you recomend for a level 30 sorc?

Thanx, and sorry for not posting screenshots, i will do that soon probably.

Third link from the top is a build compilation, there are a few sorc builds.

Perfect gems can be useful while leveling, but they're mostly crap compared to jewels and runes. With the exception of the ones not found in regular D2, bloodstones, turqoise, onyx etc. are very useful if you need resists. There are a gabillion runewords, and I don't remember the stats on any of them, I just search through the list once I find a rune and see if there is anything useful.

And another thing I always like to point out to newcomers, there are a couple of level challenges in this mod. You need to do certain things before certain levels to get some really nice bonuses. Lvl 50 is the first milestone, click on the challenges link here to find out more: http://modsbylaz.hugelaser.com/ (if you already read it, just disregard me)

Edit: Oh and another tip, you said your inventory is cluttered with runes, if you cube a single rune, it returns a lower one. I usually keep a few highest runes, that way I can easily break them down if I need something for a lower runeword. Likewise, two of the same runes cubed returns a higher one.

I've never been an expert in crafting, and a quick google didn't give me any results. :/ I guess you just need to create unique amulets until you get what you want.

The recipe is simple enough, catalyst of disenchantment + unique or sets creates an arcane shard. 5 arcane shards = arcane crystal, 2 crystals + oil of echantment any amulet (can be rare or magical, white ones don't exist anyway) = unique amulet. If you are in normal, Meph is a good place to farm uniques since he always drops two.

Edit: I guess if the amulets item level is 30 it would make it. But I tried to google the monster/area levels and didn't find anything :/

I'll just make a quick list of the things about this mod, should make it a bit easier to new players. I haven't got time to write a proper guide, so just making a short list. I'm probably forgetting some important things, feel free to add if I missed anything.

- There are 3 level challanges, at 50, 80 and 90. http://modsbylaz.hugelaser.com/ Details from the "challenge" link. Those give some very nices bonuses, remember to do them. Last time I did the lvl 50 challenge, I hired a Bloodmage merc from A3, it was a great help.

- Procs are good (chance to cast spell on attack/kill) since some spells are based on weapon damage. It's not piddly 1-8 lightning dmg from LoD, the better your damage is, the more damage procs do.

- From FAQ "Unlike in classic LoD, the strength and dexterity bonuses make a noticable difference at high levels, especially if you have no skills that add +% damage (bowazon)."

- You can make non-sacred uniques with a cube recipe. There is only one non-sacred unique for each base item, so it's pretty easy to check the list of uniques for something you want and make it. Sacred is the last tier of item, it would be silly if you could make them, you need to find them instead and they can only drop in hell.

- The number behind the base item is the tier of the item, that can be upgraded with a recipe. Just remember to unsocket it and double check if you meet the new str/dex/lvl requirements. (I learnt that the hard way.. several times)

There is a way to mule if you have to keysets. Just make a TCP/IP game with the char you want to mule from and start joining with mules. It's a bit fiddly yes, but it's not too bad. Sandboxie stores the character files on its own folder btw, you won't find them in the folder where you installed D2. I think the standard path is C:\Sandbox\etc.

Edit: Or, you know, go the easy route and use PlugY

Shrine crafting is genious, why wasn't it in D2? All that mucking about with jewels and runes and pames.. Ugh :yuck:

I don't know it either, I know that it can be used for muling. Or alteast I'm 99% sure it can. And I know it's banned by the SP community here, though I don't know why. I should probably try it out myself

I managed to get all but the hardest charms with her, pretty easily aswell. I used slightly different skills than in that guide, I used estatic frenzy, which gives you nice bonuses but sets your defence to 0. But as a bowzon you shouldn't get hit anyway so it's really not that big of a tradeoff imo. Also I highly suggest putting enough points into phalanx so its spelltimer is 0, that's a really really good skill in certain situations and places.

I managed to get all but the hardest charms with her, pretty easily aswell. I used slightly different skills than in that guide, I used estatic frenzy, which gives you nice bonuses but sets your defence to 0. But as a bowzon you shouldn't get hit anyway so it's really not that big of a tradeoff imo. Also I highly suggest putting enough points into phalanx so its spelltimer is 0, that's a really really good skill in certain situations and places.

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Thanks, I'll give it a try then

EDIT: Great Mod, I think I'll stick to it for a while. The build you gave me is perfect! But I think that if you have enough gold in this game, it's easy to get OP...

I don't know it either, I know that it can be used for muling. Or alteast I'm 99% sure it can. And I know it's banned by the SP community here, though I don't know why. I should probably try it out myself

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I think its banned in the SP community because it allows you to do the ubers. But they aren't the "true" ubers because the AI isn't correct, and its something that wasn't intended to be in single player by blizzard so its not allowed.